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'''Kyle Christian Hendricks''' (born December 7, 1989), nicknamed '''"The Professor,"''' is an American [[professional baseball]] [[pitcher]] for the [[Chicago Cubs]] of [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB). He is listed at 6'3 and 190 lb. He throws and bats right-handed.
'''Kyle Christian Hendricks''' (born December 7, 1989), nicknamed '''"The Professor,"''' is an American [[professional baseball]] [[pitcher]] for the [[Chicago Cubs]] of [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB). He is listed at 6'3 and 190 lb. He throws and bats right-handed and is best known for ending the 70 year World Series drought for the cubs by sending the dodgers home crying.


==Amateur career==
==Amateur career==

Revision as of 02:57, 23 October 2016

For the rugby union player, see Kyle Hendricks (rugby union).

Kyle Hendricks
Chicago Cubs – No. 28
Starting pitcher
Born: (1989-12-07) December 7, 1989 (age 35)
Newport Beach, California
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
July 10, 2014, for the Chicago Cubs
MLB statistics
(through 2016 season)
Win–loss record31–17
Earned run average2.92
Strikeouts384
WHIP1.07
Stats at Baseball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Kyle Christian Hendricks (born December 7, 1989), nicknamed "The Professor," is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). He is listed at 6'3 and 190 lb. He throws and bats right-handed and is best known for ending the 70 year World Series drought for the cubs by sending the dodgers home crying.

Amateur career

Hendricks attended Capistrano Valley High School in Mission Viejo, California. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Angels in the 39th round of the 2008 MLB Draft, but did not sign and instead chose to attend Dartmouth College.[1][2][3] He played college baseball for the Dartmouth Big Green under head coach Bob Whalen. In his junior year, Hendricks pitched to a 6-3 win–loss record and a 2.47 earned run average with 70 strikeouts in 62 innings pitched.[4]

Professional career

Minor leagues

The Texas Rangers selected Hendricks in the eighth round of the 2011 MLB Draft.[5] He signed with the Rangers, and began his professional career with the Spokane Indians of the Class A-Short Season Northwest League.[6] The Cubs acquired Hendricks with Christian Villanueva in exchange for Ryan Dempster at the 2012 trade deadline.[7] Hendricks began the 2013 season with the Tennessee Smokies of the Class AA Southern League,[8] and the Cubs promoted Hendricks to the Iowa Cubs of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League (PCL) during the season.[9] The Cubs named Hendricks their minor league pitcher of the year for 2013.[4]

Hendricks began the 2014 season with Iowa. He was named the PCL's pitcher of the week for May 12–18.[10]

Major leagues

2014

After the trade of Jeff Samardzija and Jason Hammel to the Oakland Athletics on July 4, 2014, Hendricks made his Major League Baseball debut with the Chicago Cubs on July 10, 2014 against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ballpark.[11] He earned his first win in front of a home crowd against the San Diego Padres on July 22, 2014.[12] Hendricks was named the National League Rookie of the Month of August.[13] Hendricks finished his rookie season with a 7-2 win-loss record and a 2.46 ERA.[14] Hendricks tied for seventh place with Travis d'Arnaud and Jeurys Familia in the NL Rookie of the Year Award voting.[15]

2015

Following an impressive rookie season, Hendricks began the 2015 season as a member of the Cubs' starting rotation, led by the newly signed Jon Lester.[14][16] On May 21, 2015, Hendricks threw his first career complete game shutout against the San Diego Padres, striking out seven and facing three batters over the minimum. His record was 8-7 with 180 innings pitched and he had an ERA of 3.95.[17] He was the starter for game two of the 2015 National League Division Series with St. Louis and game three in the 2015 National League Championship Series against the New York Mets.

2016

Hendricks finished his first half of the 2016 season with a solid 7-6 record with a rotation leading 2.55 ERA. Kyle threw his second career complete game against the Phillies on Saturday May 28 and was one out short of a shutout. He skipped in front of a struggling John Lackey to get the third spot in the Cubs rotation for the second half of the season. On August 1, Hendricks threw another complete game for a shutout in a 5-0 victory against the Miami Marlins. He had the best Era from July 1 – August 1 in the whole league at 1.00. As of August 7, Kyle picked up his eleventh win and moved his ERA down to a lowly 2.17, placing him as the 2nd lowest in the NL and lowest amongst his fellow Cubs starters. Hendricks' entered September with a 13–7 record and earned run average of 2.09 in 159 innings pitched which leads all major league starting pitchers. He was named National League Pitcher of the Month for August.[18] Hendricks finished the 2016 season with a record of 16-8 in 190 innings pitched and an ERA of 2.13 which was the lowest in all of baseball. He was the first Cub to lead the National League since 1945 and the first to lead the majors since 1938.[19] Hendricks won game 6 of the 2016 NLCS against the Los Angeles Dodgers and Clayton Kershaw by pitching 7.1IP 2H and 6K. The win sent the Cubs to their first World Series in 71 years, where they will face the Cleveland Indians.

Scouting report

Hendricks throws a sinker (87-90 mph), cutter (86-88 mph), changeup (79-81 mph), curveball (76-79 mph) and occasional 4-seam fastball (89-91 mph). He throws the sinker, cutter and curveball to right-handers and the sinker, cutter and changeup to left-handers. While his fastball velocity is low for starting pitchers his age, he is very good at locating his pitches and preventing opponents from hitting the ball hard.

Personal life

Hendricks received his bachelor's degree in economics from Dartmouth College in December 2013, after completing his coursework in the winter of 2012 and fall of 2013.[4]

References

  1. ^ "2008 MLB Draft Results Round 39".
  2. ^ "Capo Valley pitcher Hendricks signs with Dartmouth | strong, information, lakers - Sports". OC Varsity. January 4, 2008. Retrieved August 10, 2013.
  3. ^ Whicker, Mark (April 26, 2008). "Whicker column: Baseballs over golf balls for Capistrano Valley pitcher. Capistrano Valley's Kyle Hendricks was good at golf but passionate for baseball, and now his pitching is rewarding his efforts". The Orange County Register. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
  4. ^ a b c Jackson, Josh (January 22, 2014). "Hendricks balanced pro ball, Ivy League | MiLB.com News | The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". Milb.com. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
  5. ^ "Texas Rangers select pitcher Kyle Hendricks '12 in MLB draft". TheDartmouth.com. July 8, 2011. Retrieved August 10, 2013.
  6. ^ "Rangers sign incredibly smart baseball player | Dallas Morning News". Rangersblog.dallasnews.com. June 10, 2011. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
  7. ^ John Arguello. "Sleeper prospect Kyle Hendricks opening some eyes | Cubs Den". Chicagonow.com. Retrieved August 10, 2013.
  8. ^ "Ryan Dempster trade came with expectations for current Smokies pitcher Kyle Hendricks " Knoxville News Sentinel". Knoxnews.com. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
  9. ^ "Cubs pitching prospect Kyle Hendricks turning heads". CSN Chicago. Retrieved August 10, 2013.
  10. ^ "Kyle Hendricks coming on strong at Triple-A Iowa". chicagotribune.com. May 22, 2014. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
  11. ^ "Dallas Beeler, Kyle Hendricks to face Reds". ESPNChicago.com. July 7, 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
  12. ^ "San Diego Padres vs. Chicago Cubs - Box Score - July 22, 2014 - ESPN". ESPN.com. July 22, 2014. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  13. ^ Misener, Jacob. "Soler, Valaika drive in two a piece as Cubs roll". cubbiescrib.com. SI.com. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  14. ^ a b Hendricks, Maggie (February 11, 2015). "Cubs young talent ready to make imprint in majors". Indy Star. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
  15. ^ "NL Rookie of the Year Voting". Baseball Reference.
  16. ^ Wittenmyer, Gordon (February 22, 2015). "Year after turning down 4-year deal from Cubs, Wood turns page". Chicago Sun Times. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
  17. ^ "MLB Stats". m.mlb.com. MLB.com. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  18. ^ "Bryant named NL Player of the Month, Hendricks named NL Pitcher of the Month". wgntv.com. WGN TV. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
  19. ^ Pace, Cody. "Hendricks ends regular season with ERA title". m.mlb.com. MLB.com. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
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